The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-25
IN TOWN AND OUT.

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Flocks OF wild geese have been ivino
! southwark for the past two davs.
Thanksgiving services were held in ST.
James Episcopal! Church.
AT Helena Yesterday Hart was convict.
ed OF murder in the first degree.
The fast. time change on the Utah and
Northern has not been inaugurated vet.
To keep run Gf the land entries CON.
suit the advertising columns OF the TR,s.
CNE.
The Dillon public schools skipped text
book trouble and terule botheratiou over
Thanksgiving.
Eastman & Holden have erected a brick
fire.proof in the rear Of their store ft,, the
storage Of coal oil, etc.
George Staudaher, Of the Bcavsrhcad
Valley, sent the finest Thank sgiving tur.
keys to the Dillon market.
The National Banks wouldn't lend \
cent on Thanks giving, although they had
plenty Of coin and currency on hand.
The fine seven and a half octave riano
for the use of the Opera House entertain.
nents is splendid musical instrument.
Alturas Water.
Qnartz sharps love to loaf at a cosey re-.
sort. where their elocutionary powers have
full play to run way up into the countless
millions.
When that Manitoba. Montana Central
gets to Butte it will pull out and head for
the Pacific Coast, taking in Dillon on its
way to the western ocean.
The permanent population Of Dillon is
steadily increasing. Every desirable resi-.
dence in the city is occupied, and there is
considerable inquiry for more.
Surveyor Poindexter has run the lines,
and laid out the blocks streets and alleys,
in that portion Of Poindcxter i Orr's ad.
dition to the city, south Of the Catholic
Church.
Prof. Couture is giving satisfactory les.
sons in dancing. The y. S. Clubs practice
meetings are well attended, and the ladies'
class, under the instruction Of Prof. Cou-
ture, is getting along finely
f. w. Robins, author OF new system
Of "Pcrforming Numerical Calculations
by Comparison" delivered an Interesting
lecture at the Court House, on Tuesday
evening to s,ir.sized audience.
1t Is observable that the citizens of Dill
Ion alone arc rot the only ones who pre-
dict a b., light future for our town. Oatsid.
ers outdo Dillonites in their predictions OF
a prosperous future for the city.
Alturas Water.
The new arms for Company L arrived a
few days ago. The guns are what are
called "improvcd army rif1es"-i. C., death.
dealing muskets. Company L is now pre-
pared for open and active hostilities.
There are three bad black dogs in the
city that should be taken out and shot.
These dogs are no good. They bark and
growl at people passing anc are terror to
the little children going to school daily
Treasurer Wing says taxes are coming
in slowy. Tax payers should remember
that Wednesday, November goth. is the
last day for paying taxes. After that day
ten per cent penalty will be charged to the
delinquents.
Phil Lowell met with a severe accident
at his ranch yesterday. He was breaking
a horse, when the animal kicked hin, in the
head, knocking him scnsc!ess for a time,
and inticting cuts and bruises on the chin
and forehead.
The compiled laws of Montana, printed
by the Journal Publishing Co., OF Helena,
are nearly ready for distribution. Tha,
company vii! have small number OF en-
ira copies. Any one desiring copies should
send to the publishers Immediately.
Dillon society people have wakcncd up
and the city promises to be socially Lively
this winter. Dame Rumor says that this
will have tendency to whoop-up u'atri,
| monial matters and she actually expects to
see Cupid playing pranks during the Christ
mas season.
The Bonner Mercantile Co.. at Butte, on
Wednesday provided 4 lunch for one thou
sand lady customers. BY four O'Clock
that afternoon no less than 1900 ladies had
partaken of the generous hospitality OF that
firm, and orders for lunch had to be nearly
duplicated.